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The 53-year-old from Indiana took home a £16.9 million pay packet last year, which was almost £5 million more than the second highest-paid chief executive. The figure was revealed by pay consultancy MM&K and governance group Manifest, who carried out a survey of bosses at Britain's top 350 listed companies, but reported by
The Guardian
.

Ahrendts, whose hefty paycheck included bonuses, benefits (including a generous clothing allowance) and the sale of the bonus shares, is also one of only three women on the bluechip FTSE 100 list. She joined Burberry in 2006 and has been credited with helping to turn it into the mega-brand that it is today.

Despite her position, she has spoken of her disagreement with boardroom quotas,
saying
: "I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender, it is about experience, leadership and vision. A man could do this job."